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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed 7 ^$ s2 q) u( p o2 U
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and * ^$ z- A3 ^; \1 B: p
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a 6 Q* W8 B, ^' [1 f8 Y7 i
nursing home today. 0 |/ y1 v* g$ @; ~6 `) s
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. , T- l) `1 k- L5 i( a
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, 2 O* U! r1 H+ e7 n
he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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9 T, e* n, h' s3 X8 }$ HAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
L# h( V1 o0 h. B1 Fdescription of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been / T; I5 @9 G& I( Z; }" t& d. `/ I
hung on his window. . d- I4 A# E# J( _( O
. h6 E) D4 @/ ~; d6 B6 Q" h0 B"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having 9 V/ ~) t1 n ~, R, i" g- y
just been presented with a new puppy. " \1 ?8 A# X! f9 r" @; C& g
m9 f5 V- W8 {. @7 n"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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7 A7 N3 w/ L3 w( k/ \"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied. 5 e2 s9 a+ V4 g: a x
2 R+ ~0 y$ L& G# F0 s"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
7 J9 B# X7 C* `; `: d! h$ Jroom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how " P' G0 V: `7 \1 N+ z# N8 ^ C
I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it." 7 S9 I! K; K% u: L
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It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I $ F. c1 q9 o9 l
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed : M& [5 n+ {& y
and be thankful for the ones that do. 5 u' c$ c' W: ]1 n7 d1 _6 {
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Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new % v$ J1 k$ j/ J6 k$ B- g+ h
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.
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% {6 m7 h1 ]8 W s/ BJust for this time in my life. ) n; Z1 K' T* A1 |8 {
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Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in. I+ } f) j/ Q3 N
) i2 a. m9 ~ t4 q+ @ ^So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
; q; M+ ?& L1 n' V9 faccount of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. ' B8 c2 H, R' U# n. q. |9 D
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy: ) ^6 Y9 P9 J* R
7 g5 o' ?$ c: Y 1. Free your heart from hatred.
8 |1 h3 }( [* U+ D 2. Free your mind from worries.
, o) g! J+ t" M& T 3. Live simply.
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# a F- H0 I: ], I& _' I0 U% R0 H. [ 5. Expect less. |
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